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Hosted by Saq Hussain · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 72 episodes
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Straight-talking retirement, pension, investment and money guidance from Saq Hussain, with over 25 years of experience helping people plan for retirement. Each episode breaks down the money decisions that matter most — from making your pension last, to investment strategies, tax traps, State Pension planning, and knowing when you actually need a financial adviser. No jargon, no fluff, just clear answers you can act on. New episodes regularly. Visit financialeducation.co.uk for free guides and tools.
Saq Hussain hosts Retirement and Money Show, a business show with 72 episodes published.
Do you know what most people actually retire with in the UK? The latest ONS data puts the median pension pot for someone aged 55 to 64 at just £107,000. At the current safe withdrawal rate, that gives you roughly £22 a d
Do you know what most people actually retire with in the UK? The latest ONS data puts the median pension pot for someone aged 55 to 64 at just £107,000. At the current safe withdrawal rate, that gives you roughly £22 a d
Do you know what £10 a day in retirement actually looks like? The average single retiree in the UK has roughly £300 left each month after paying for essentials. That's about £10 a day for everything that isn't council ta
Do you know how much you can actually gift tax free in 2026? Most families assume there's a single limit on what you can give away. But there are five separate allowances you can stack together in a single year, and a ma
Can you actually open a pension for your grandchild? Most grandparents don't realise this option even exists. A Junior SIPP lets you contribute to a pension for a grandchild from the day they're born, and the government
What does an extra £100,000 in your pension actually buy you in retirement? The difference between a £100K and £200K pot comes down to about £16 a day. That doesn't sound like much, but it's the gap between covering your
Could you actually retire five years earlier than you planned? The average person retires at 65, but your healthiest years run out at roughly 75. Retire at 60 and you get 15 good years instead of 10. The problem is the s
Can you still pay into a pension after you've stopped working? Most retirees assume their pension options ended the day they left their job. But even with no earnings at all, you can contribute up to £3,600 a year and HM
How much tax would you actually pay if you took £20,000 out of your pension tomorrow? Most people assume they'll lose 20% straight away. But with no other income, a £20,000 withdrawal could cost you just £486 in tax. Tha
Do you actually know how HMRC finds out about cash gifts you made years ago? Most families assume that handing money to their children is private. But HMRC's Connect system cross references over a billion pieces of data
How much income does a £300,000 pension pot actually give you each month? Most people assume £300K is enough to retire comfortably. But at a safe withdrawal rate of 3.9%, that pot only delivers around £11,700 a year. And
Do you know exactly what you're entitled to when you turn 60? Most people assume all the big benefits arrive at once. They don't. At 60 you get free prescriptions, free eye tests, and a Senior Railcard — worth about £700
What actually happens to your State Pension when your husband or wife dies? Most couples assume the surviving partner keeps both pensions. They don't. Your spouse's State Pension stops completely — and your household inc
Can you actually retire at 60 with £250,000 in your pension? The short answer is yes — but the 7 gap years before the State Pension arrives drain roughly £108,000 from your pot, and each year of early retirement costs ab
How big does your pension pot actually need to be to get £3,000 a month in retirement? The answer is roughly £520,000 — nearly four times the average UK pension pot. And if you retire at 60, your pot has to carry everyth
Do you know exactly when your State Pension starts — down to the month? The State Pension age is rising from 66 to 67 starting April 2026, and if you were born between April 1960 and March 1961, your exact birthday decid
Are you missing out on a tax-free benefit worth over £10,000 a year? Over a million pensioners are entitled to Attendance Allowance and don't even know it exists. It's not means-tested, it's completely tax-free, and it u
Could selling your home to fund retirement actually leave you worse off? Most people assume downsizing is straightforward — sell the big house, buy somewhere smaller, pocket the difference. But when you run the numbers,
You've saved £300,000 in your pension — but how much income does that actually give you each month? At the safe withdrawal rate of 3.9%, a £300K pot delivers just £11,700 a year. An annuity at age 60 does better at aroun
Will you actually get the full State Pension — or are you one of the millions who won't? Most people assume 35 years of National Insurance means they'll get the full £12,548 a year. But the contracting out trap catches t
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